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Council approves option to purchase condemned building at 1 East Franklin Street to pursue demolition funding
Summary
Council authorized an option to buy a 0.21-acre parcel at 1 East Franklin Street to pursue grants for demolition and public-safety remediation; property has negative appraised value and would be budgeted next fiscal year.
New Freedom Borough Council approved an option to purchase the property at 1 East Franklin Street (parcel ID 78-00-01-0202) so the borough can pursue grant funding to demolish a building characterized in the meeting as a public-safety hazard. The option gives the borough time to seek financing; if grants or funding cannot be obtained, the borough may decline to exercise the option.
Council members described the building as…
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